The Springer Buzz!

Our Mission

At Springer Elementary School, we will provide a safe and supportive environment that engages, inspires, and nurtures all students’ emotional and academic needs in order to become empathetic, productive global citizens and lifelong learners.

In This Issue: December 7, 2018:

• Principal’s Message
• News and Announcements
• Parent Education Opportunities

Quick Dates for your Calendar:

• LASD 2018-2019 Calendar
• Springer’s Daily Schedule
• Friday, December 7; 1:00 - 4:00pm: Blach Holiday Faire
• Friday, December 14; 7:00pm: Springer Singers Winter Concert, Multi
• Tuesday, December 18; 1:00pm: LASD Winter Concert, Grades 4-6
• Tuesday, December 18;
• Friday, December 21: Pajama Day
• December 24 - January 6: Holiday Break
• Thursday, January 10; 8:45am: PTA Mtg.

Principal’s Message

Dear Springer Families,

What a meaningful and caring day we had yesterday with our Springer Gives Back. It was touching to see the care and as the older children joined their younger buddies to decorate the food bags, create cards, and pack the lunches for people in our community. We also had a Coin Drive to help the Camp fire families who have lost everything. Thank you to the PTA for helping to make both of these giving opportunities possible. I would also like to thank the Girl Scouts for continuing the Giving Tree this year to provide a bright and warm holiday season to families and children in need. These projects are wonderful lessons and examples of how blessed we are and how we come together as a community to help others. Go Springer!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Robin

What do Snowmen eat for breakfast?

Snowflakes:)

Thank You Springer!

Springer PTA

We kicked off giving last week with a coin drive for the Camp Fire in Butte County. You raised an amazing $1113.53. Funds will benefit the Camp Fire Evacuation Relief Fund established by the North Valley Community Foundation. Thank you to all for contributing!

For our Springer Gives Back program, students met with their buddy class to decorate bags, make holiday cards and filled over 240 lunch bags for Hope's Corner in downtown Mountain View. Hope’s Corner provides a warm meal and a bag lunch to hundreds of food-insecure people and showers for people who are homeless right here in our community. Check Friday Folders for more information about Hope’s Corner and how you can help.

Thank you, Springer for your generosity!

Season's Greetings!

Springer PTA

A Note From The LASD Nurse

Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep him/her home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of colds, flu, and other contagious illnesses.

Keep your child at home when he/she has any of the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Chills
• Vomiting or Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Sore throat or trouble swallowing
• Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
• Rash or unusual sores or spots
• Headache
• Generalized muscle aches and pains
• Weezing or trouble breathing
• Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes
• Head lice                               

You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours.

Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis). These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems.

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.

Living Classroom

Become a LIVING CLASSROOM docent... share your love of nature with kids!

Do you like connecting kids with nature and teaching them where our food comes from?  Want to make a difference for our planet and promote environmental stewardship?  If so, please consider becoming a Living Classroom docent!  Living Classroom is looking for docents to help deliver hands-on garden-based lessons to the students of the Los Altos School District.  No experience necessary as we provide all the training needed!  Our Winter Docent Training will take place at the Los Altos School District iLearn Studio (201 Covington Road, Los Altos) from 9-Noon on Mondays 12/3, 12/10, and 12/17.  Apprentice-style training also available for those who cannot attend Monday morning trainings.  Please spread the word and bring a friend!  Click HERE to view our docent training flyer.

Questions? Email us at livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call (650) 947-1103.  For more information about Living Classroom, please visit our website at www.living-classroom.org.

Blach Holiday Faire

Blach School invites you to its annual Holiday Faire on Friday, December 7th, 2018, from 1:00-4:00 pm.  More than 70 7th and 8th grade Oak/Loyola/Springer alumni will host over 60 booths to sell their own creations:  treats, crafts, clothing, jewelry, holiday decorations, pillows and much more. Come stop by and shop for the holidays!  For more information, please email blachholidayfair@gmail.com.

LAEF

Your Donation Can be Doubled

We've raised $2.5 million so far, but still have $1 million to go to fund our grant to our school district this school year. Now is a great time to donate to LAEF because we have a new challenge match. Four generous anonymous donors will match every dollar donated before December 31st, up to a total of $30,000. Your donation can be doubled if you give now!

The suggested donation is $1,200 per student or $150/month, but donations of any amount are greatly appreciated. Donate online, or text "LAEF" to 50155 to donate.

Learn how your student is benefitting from LAEF this school year.

LASD Winter Music Concerts

We hope you enjoy the sounds of the season coming from our LASD Winter Music Concerts. Your contributions to LAEF make these concerts possible.

Elementary school concerts are at 1pm in the school multi.

Almond - Monday, Dec 10
Gardner Bullis - Tuesday, Dec 11
Loyola - Wednesday, Dec 12
Covington - Monday, Dec 17
Springer - Tuesday, Dec 18
Santa Rita - Wednesday, Dec 19
Oak - Friday, Dec 21

ArtPop

Mountain View's very own artisan holiday market, ArtPop, is back for another year, in a new downtown location at 275 Castro Street. Locally made gifts for everyone on your list. Saturday, Dec. 8 is Shop for Our Schools Day, where artisans will donate 15% of sales to the three local school foundations–MVLA, LAEF and MVEF.  Support our schools by shopping on Dec 8.

 Parent Education Opportunities

The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series is excited to announce our speaker line-up for the 2018-2019 school year.  Six nationally and internationally recognized experts will join us to discuss a wide range of topics including – navigating today’s college search process and financial aid options; exploring the crucial impact of sleep on the wellness and success of children and teens; raising resilient kids in a stressful world; fostering increased well-being; engaging the power of self-compassion; and optimizing the college experience to prepare young adults for the jobs of tomorrow. 

Please visit the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series website for more detailed information and registration for each event.  MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series events are free, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors – the PTA, LAEF, and MVLA High School Foundation. 

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